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Before I start this post I would just like to say that I am a huge Interpol & Joy Division fan. I think both of the Interpol albums are near perfect albums and I played both to death when they were released, likewise JD (but after they split obviously).

I went to see the Editors last night. The support was iforward Russia! They were good yes, I really enjoyed them. The singer was pretty fucking mental, but I couldn’t help feeling it was a little contrived, but anyway.

The Editors were immense. One of the best gigs I have been to in months. I have seen Interpol live a couple of times now, and I always found their performance lacklustre. Not a chance with the Editors last night.

It was a small venue (200cap) and it was sold out. I was right at the front… I was so close I had to keep ducking to avoid Tom Smiths’ sweat, and boy did he sweat. They started well and the crowd just stood spellbound and watched and absorbed it. As each track thundered out the crowd started to move. About 6 tracks in I turned around for a brief moment and was greeted by a room in rapturous bedlam. Not a single person was standing still. We virtually had people swinging from the rafters, the PA stack was bouncing and swaying in time to the pounding bass. For once at a gig, no one was talking, no one was being an arse… every ones eyes and ears were devoted to the band before them.

Tom Smith is an amazing front man, showing incredibly energy and undeniable charisma. He was leaping around the stage bellowing out his baritone vocals. Every member of the Editors are seriously good musicians and showed great skill and confidence. I am normally very critical at gigs, and very unforgiving. I don’t think I heard a single dropped chord/note all night. Their music is totally suited to the live experience. Full of amazingly haunting guitar riffs, catchy bass-lines and incredible drum patterns.

All in it was one of the best performances I have every seen, easily entering my top 10 gigs of all time. Of course, this is all my own opinion. I realise some people don’t like the Editors and I accept that. But I do, I think they’re ace and going off that performance they have a great future.

I saw them in January having only heard Bullets and I thought they were very good. I think the album is good but not great but I'm going to see them at the Scala on Tuesday and really looking forward to it.

I've seen them twice at festivals but tomorrow I'll be seeing them for the first time in a "proper" venue and I'm really looking forward to it because they were brilliant the other times I've seen them.

By pure chance, I saw them last year when they had the dodgy name of Snowfield - only got to hear a couple of songs but thought they were great. Found out they'd changed their name to Editors and that they were coming back to Cambridghe to play in a tiny pub backroom - went along, it was rammed, and they were so good several people came violently. Me included. When they finished, S Xpress was blasted out over the PA -what an ending! Amazing band.